Shoemaker v. State ex rel. Protection of C.L.

OPINION

Harvey Brown, Justice

Daniel Shoemaker challenges a protective order entered in favor of Clarissa2 under Chapter 7A of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. He argues that (1) legally and factually insufficient evidence exists to support the order and (2) provisions of the statute allowing a trial court to issue a protective order in favor of a complainant who is a victim of the defendant’s stalking violate the constitutional right to due process. We affirm.

Background

In October 2014, Clarissa, through the Travis County Attorney’s Office, filed an application for a protective order…